Schedule: a typical summer Sunday (the flights of Jul 26, 2026), re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.

UNITED · FLIGHT UA 1297 SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 4 Today

UA 1297 · RDU → ORD

departs 8:05 AM ET · arrives 9:31 AM CT

Forecast issued Sun 1:00 PM ET · 5h after departure

UA 1297 isn’t flying RDU → ORD today

This listing came from a typical schedule. According to the FAA, UA 1297 flies these legs today:

ORD → GRR · 11:10 AM · scheduled
ORD → GRR · 11:44 AM · scheduled
ORD → GRR · 12:07 PM · landed